Pallet Recycling Business

Pallet Recycling Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 8th, 2024

Recycling used pallets can be an excellent self-employment opportunity to generate a primary or supplementary income. Pallet recycling businesses make money by picking up unwanted pallets and selling them to transporters, warehouses, or other businesses that use pallets.

Like other recycling businesses, starting a pallet recycling facility serves the environment by reducing the amount of waste dropped off in landfills.

Getting going in the pallet recycling business is as easy as finding used pallets, recycling them, and selling them. Alternatively, you can become a used pallet collector and sell them to a pallet recycling facility near you.

In this list, you'll find real-world pallet recycling business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a pallet recycling business that makes money.

1. The Simplest Biz ($360K/year)

John Wilker, founder of The Simple Biz, came up with the idea for his wooden pallet recycling business in 1998 when his partner suggested they pick up pallets in lieu of their canceled home remodeling job. After realizing he could acquire pallets for free and sell them directly to buyers for a higher profit, Wilker took it upon himself to navigate and solve all the issues that came with the business model. Today, he not only runs his successful pallet business but also teaches others how to start their own through his training course, THE SIMPLEST BIZ.

How much money it makes: $360K/year

'Uber' For Wooden Pallets: How I Make $216K/Year With Zero Employees

John Wilker, founder of The Simple Biz, shares his profitable wooden pallet recycling business model that can be done with minimal effort, and offers a training course for others to execute it themselves.

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1. The Simplest Biz ($360K/year)

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